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(L-R) SMA, and Orion Academy competitors emerge winners in the second round of the first competition in the inter-school debates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

St. Mary\u2019s Academy (SMA) and Orion Academy have won the first competition of the second round of the Inter-secondary Schools DEBATING COMPETITION.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday four schools took part in the debate. Wesley High School took on Orion Academy and Isaiah Thomas Secondary (ITSS) took on St. Mary’s Academy (SMA).<\/p>\n

The topic for both debates was: The rights afforded to prisoners are sufficient in light of the purpose of punishment.<\/p>\n

At the Dominica Public Service Union, Tarina Paul and Yaazmyne Vigilante (proposing team) represented the Wesley High School and Lena Magloire and Sajjad Ahmed (opposing team) represented the Orion Academy.<\/p>\n

Best speaker went to Lena Magloire of Orion Academy. Orion Academy received 650 points while Wesley High School obtained 504 points.<\/p>\n

At the UWI open campus, SMA (opposing) received 672 points and ITSS (proposing) gained 624 points.<\/p>\n

The speakers for SMA were Adrian Piper, who was awarded best speaker, and Ajaniah Casimir. Akliah Barron and Camiley Casimir represented ITSS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"St. Mary\u2019s Academy (SMA) and Orion Academy have won the first competition of the second round of the Inter-secondary Schools DEBATING COMPETITION. On Wednesday four schools took part in the debate. 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